| Official Name: | Butte des Morts, Wisconsin |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin |
| Pushpin Label: | Butte des Morts |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in state of Wisconsin |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Wisconsin |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Winnebago |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.22 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.17 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 962 |
| Population Density Km2: | 303.5 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 775 |
| Coordinates: | 44.0992°N -88.6539°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 54927 |
| Area Code: | 920 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 55-11500[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1562472[2] |
Butte des Morts is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Winneconne, in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.[3]
As of the 2010 census, its population was 962.[4] The community is located at the north side of (Big) Lake Butte des Morts[5] on the former route of Wisconsin Highway 110. The name means "hill of the dead" in French.[6] Butte des Morts uses the ZIP code 54927. The Augustin Grignon Hotel, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located within the community. Butte des Morts has an area of 1.246mi2; 1.225mi2 of this is land, and 0.021mi2 is water.
Origin of Name
In 1730 French soldiers and Menominee warriors massacred people of the Sauk Nation. The French named the place the Hill of the Dead, or Butte des Morts.[7] [8]